Doctors In Favour Of More Strikes

2008 was chosen as the ideal pay to return to as it was unusually high - even at the time. No one would argue doctors in 2007 weren’t being paid “fully”. The decision taken in the past few years by @TheBMA to repeatedly use this figure has done significant damage. Many doctors just want to get on with the job of treating patients instead of being part of a wider political project.

We are delighted to see a new deal by the government which will be presented to BMA members. This includes a significant pay rise and a substantial number of training places. Please vote YES to this deal, end the damaging sustained industrial action and save our profession.

We want to hear from resident doctors who are not striking in the 16th round due to financial pressures. As always, our DMs are open.

Later this month, striking will cost F1 doctors nearly £500 in this round alone. 16 rounds of industrial action do not come without a cost. For our lowest paid colleagues, striking is incredibly expensive. Doctors are being asked to absorb significant financial losses in the pursuit of the fantasy of 2008 pay restoration.

We’ve been approached by a journalist wanting to speak with Resident Doctors who are concerned about the impacts of sustained industrial action. The journalist wants to hear their views and will provide anonymity. DM us for information.

We’ve been approached by a journalist wanting to speak with Resident Doctors who are concerned about the impacts of sustained industrial action. The journalist wants to hear their views and will provide anonymity. DM us for information.

Resident doctors increasingly feel the BMA leadership has been poor, and has not represented our concerns about the impact of sustained industrial action. Do you agree?

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There are a growing number of resident doctors who don't feel @TheBMA is acting in their interests anymore. Our DMs are open. Get in touch and share how the strikes have affected you and your colleagues.

We are a group of doctors who, despite our frustrations with the NHS and the government's actions, no longer believe the BMA leadership is acting in our best interests. Our DMs are open. Get in touch and share how the strikes have affected you and your colleagues.

We must address how sustained industrial action may be damaging our profession.

I know how distressing it is for patients to repeat their medical history over and over. And the effort it takes for NHS staff to get the information they need. We'll join up this fragmented system, helping clinicians give safer, co-ordinated care.

The BMA has called for further strike action later this month. The dispute is now centred on pay, despite the government having previously agreed to thousands of additional training posts. Many resident doctors are asking whether this reflects their priorities 👇🧵

A significant number of resident doctors are satisfied with the measures introduced in the government deal, including new training posts which were lost due to the sustained industrial action. @TheBMA's fixation with 2008 pay restoration is costing our profession.

We are a group of doctors who, despite our frustrations with the NHS and the government's actions, no longer believe the BMA leadership is acting in our best interests. Our DMs are open. Get in touch and share how the strikes have affected you and your colleagues.

The erosion of trust is inflicting significant damage on our profession. The way @DoctorsVoteUK and other activist groups are operating risks long-term reputational damage to doctors as a whole.

Vote YES!✅ We need to secure a strong mandate in the ballot for industrial action - every yes vote will get us closer to our goal of full pay restoration! Post your ballot at your nearest post-box ASAP to ensure it arrives on time for the ballot closing on 8 June.

Health and Social Care Secretary @JamesMurray_Ldn responds to the BMA Resident Doctors Committee leadership announcing more unreasonable strikes 👇